Traditional code of Islamic law, both civil and criminal, based in part on the Quran (q v ) Also drawn from the hadith (q v ); the consensus of Islamic belief (ijma; i e , concensus of the authorities on a legal question); and analogy (qiyas; i e , an elaboration of the intent of law)
the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state"